Last year it was the Stevie Ray and Kirsten Dodge show. Ray graduated and now plays for Mohawk Valley Community College. In stepped freshman Rachel Scalisi.

The new duo combined for all their teams points in the Falcons 27-25 victory over West Canada Valley in the Class C-2 semifinal. Fabius-Pompey will next face Weedsport, 48-38 winners over Onondaga, 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at SRC Arena.

"We've lived on our defense all year long, holding teams in the 20's and today was no different," said Fabius-Pompey coach Marc Donahue.

The undefeated Falcons (20-0), have given up, on average, 27.0 points per game all season. On Wednesday they held the Indians, who average 43 points per game, to 25.

Dodge, who's been battling the effects of a sore toe the last half of the season led the Falcons with 16 points despite being double teams by West Canada Valley's Tessa Brown and Courtney Phillips most of the game.

While Dodge was being double teamed, Scalisi was able to break free for 11 points.

"Rachel has stepped in a picked up the scoring slack when we have needed her to," added Donahue.

As Fabius-Pompey trailed 11-7 with 3:30 left in the second quarter, the freshman hit a three-pointer to pull her team to within one-point of the lead, 11-10. The tieams were tied at 11 at halftime.

The game remained close in the second half. Fabius-Pompey held its largest lead at 23-17 with six minutes to go in the game, when West Canada Valley mounted a rally, led by their leading scorer Alexis Fauvelle.

Fauvelle finished with a team-high 15 and it was her steal and pass to Carissa Tasovak for a basket that gave the Indians (13-7) their final lead at 24-23 with 3:20 left to play.

Fauvelle hit a foul shot with 44.7 seconds remaining to tie the game at 25-25 but the Falcons were able to answer back when Dodge scored on a

Dodge's block of a West Canada Valley shot with 13.2 seconds to go, put the final touch on the victory.